Title :
Broadband access in Japan: rapidly growing FTTH market
Author :
Shinohara, Hiromichi
Author_Institution :
NTT Corp., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
This article describes the latest FTTH technologies and market developments in Japan today. It focuses in particular on FTTH services, the deployment of FTTH systems, and lessons learned from actual deployments. The article also discusses the key R&D issues that must be completed if we are to enter the full-scale FTTH era.
Keywords :
broadband networks; optical fibre subscriber loops; FTTH market; Japan; broadband access; Frame relay; High speed optical techniques; ISDN; Narrowband; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Optical fibers; Optical network units; Passive optical networks; Telecommunications; Web and internet services;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCOM.2005.1509970
